Took some advice that my swamp zombie needed more foliage and plant matter. Upgrade or downgrade?

Had this idea to make a collection of Cartoon character skulls and then paint em up all the same. I'll probably put em in a little bone pit next to my spider and hope someone notices em!

Just upgraded my fog machine from a cheapo Amazon one to a Chauvet 1000. I also built a fog chiller to use on it for that low laying fog

I already have the ingredients for fog liquid, but what ratio are yall using for propylene glycol, glycerin and distilled water?

I have a few lower-end animatronics that can only be activated by touching / moving them; either because the motion sensor is low quality or just not present. I found a PIR motion sensor that triggers a 120 outlet for 10 seconds and I’m looking for ways to activate them with it.

My first plan was to use a small USB motor (from a cheap massager tool for example) glued to the animatronic's control module and that’s still on the table, but another thought hit me: use the JST / molex style socket where the “Try Me” button plugs into the unit to activate them.

I can splice the JST connectors to USB charging cables to get a low enough voltage to not start a fire. That should complete the circuit in the same way the “try me” button does, but there’s a ton of trial and error in that process and probably at least one fried animatronic.

Has anyone tried this or anything similar to create “no touch” triggers for animatronics?

Been lurking here awhile gathering ideas and I finally pulled the trigger on one. Got these guys at a discount store for $18 and decided to corpsify them.

Just used plastic wrap and spray foam for the guts. Did a mix of naptha, clear silicone, and brown dye gel for the skin. For the guts and blood I did the same mix but instead of brown I used red acrylic and black gel.

I could not be happier. They're gross and I love it!

My phone camera didn't like the lighting, sorry about that. I'll take a better shot once the head is attached.

The torso and arm are motorised. The staff is supposed to go up and down, but it needs more counterweight.

Behind her is the cardboard mantlepiece and the cauldron for her brew (see one of my previous posts).

A few days ago, I posted the first skeleton I've corpsed. I'm now obsessed with the corpsing process and I had this idea for a Toxic Corpsed Skeleton. I didn't know if it would work or turn out, but it turned out better than I expected! I love this. I also made a video of me working through the process, if anybody is interested in watching how I put this together

https://youtu.be/vHH\\_qQVVF6k?is=59S2BFE4UqvpPzg\\_

Created this a few years ago and it never gets old watching people about jump out of their costumes. It's motion activated and uses relays and timers.

Screen with video

I'm trusting the process and it is slowly coming together but holy cow. So many steps!!! These are my skeletons they were clearly made different ways because one looks better. This has been a trial 🤣 I'm also making a mermaid tail !

Work in progress ....ran out of stain

Bought these used eyes at a haunt sale and now that I’m home I can’t figure out how they work. I put in batteries and they blinked once, so I wonder if I’m missing some sort of trigger or remote?

Anyone have experience with these? Tried some searching online but no luck.

Closer look at my new bog zombie groundbreaker prop

who makes the best (outdoor) full-size posable skeleton? bonus points for flexibility beyond a single hinge for grasping. it's easy to fill a yard with the passable ones from home depot, but i'm looking for a centerpiece/all year boy

Quick project to fill more space in my yard for my forest/bog theme, and to use an old animation I had. I really ended up liking this one, I wasn’t sure about the green stained flesh at first

Hello, I will be making my own costume this year with some limited diy costumes. I am making a were wolf snout (upper and lower jaw) out of aluminum. I made a prototype and it looked awesome ngl ao im super excited but its hot where I live and I will be out and about all night. What would be the best way to glue the jaws to my face and whats a recommendation on glues if any? Also just out of curiosity what would be a good product to lay over the aluminum model of the jaws? In my first model I just layered paper towel over it and it was alright but could be better and i would love a shiner, smoother texture for the inside of the mouth. Any tips would be super appreciated <3!!

My wife brought this home set week. It was way too shiny for what it's supposed to be, so I've tried to age it. Is this enough?

Trying an Axworthy ghost setup this year but having some drive wheel traction issues.

1. Running a fright props motor and drive wheel. 2. Using crab pot line as recommended by Scott Axworthy himself.
   
2. It’s a long run around the house , so I’m using some boat trailer rollers for my turns.

The line is pretty damn tight. I’ve adjusted tighter over the last couple days.
But it appears the plastic drive wheel just can’t get a good grip on the line. Now the line does have some drag resistance simply because of the length it needs to travel. The turn pulleys are all heavily greased and offer very little resistance.

I tried yesterday putting some flex seal (nice and smooth) on the drive wheel to add some grip but had little effect.
Today I put another layer of the flex seal spray very heavily to give it more texture. (Pic)

So I’m asking if anyone has encountered friction or resistance issues with setting up an Axworthy system or what has worked for long runs?
I’m thinking I may have to switch to a larger diameter drive wheel simply for a greater contact area.

Any insight or assistance would be greatly appreciated.